Chekhov MacGuffin

I don't think any of the police we have seen know about the Black Organization. Megure seemed very surprised and confused when Conan, using Kogoro's voice, asked Hideaki Nakajima about the Organization he was trying to make a trade with at the game exhibition. The police couldn’t find out who blew up the cocktail bar either. The police also made no headway with the lady who nearly was blown up on the shinkansen after making a trade with Gin and Vodka. Megure also seemed very confused when he called Shinichi after Pisco was killed, his house burned down, and his family disappeared. In short, the police see only the faint ripples on the surface, not yet realizing they were made by a giant black shark.

Detective Conan is still not over as a series. It is coming up to its 700th episode. While official English projects have pretty much ended for the anime, the manga however, still has ongoing official English translations. You find the products here: www.vizmanga.com There are ocassionally reruns, typically remasters of older cases. That is what was happening this month. The schedule is May 4 Ep 696 ｢花壇あらしの陰謀｣ The Conspiracy Of Flowerbed Destroyer (Anime Original) May 11 Ep 697 ｢女学園の窓｣ The Windows Of Female School (Anime Original) May 18 Ep 698 ｢まさか！ＵＦＯ墜落事件｣ No Way! UFO Falling Case (Anime Original) May 25 Ep 340 ｢トイレに隠した秘密（前編）｣ The Secret Hidden in the Bathroom (Part 1) (Remastered) Jun 1 Ep 341 ｢トイレに隠した秘密（後編）｣ The Secret Hidden in the Bathroom (Part 2) (Remastered) Jun 8 Ep 699 ｢灰原の秘密に迫る影（前編）｣ The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Part 1) (Manga-based on File 815-817) Jun 15 Ep 700 ｢灰原の秘密に迫る影（後編）｣ The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Part 2) (Manga-based on File 815-817) Jun 22 Ep 307 ｢残された声なき証言(前編)｣ The Dark Footprint (Part 1) (Remastered) Jun 29 Ep 308 ｢残された声なき証言(後編)｣ The Dark Footprint (Part 2) (Remastered) Jul 6 Break Jul 13 Not Confirmed Yet Jul 20 Not Confirmed Yet Jul 27 Not Confirmed Yet I imagine the next episodes will be the Bell Tree Express Mystery Train ones. Detective Conan doesn't typically have 1 hour specials anymore because the popularity of the show, the shows it would replace that week, and the timeslot it is in doesn't justify it.

In Manga Volume 35, File 5 (355), pg 6: "The Haunted House's Mystery 1" there is the following line of dialogue. Araide (Vermouth): Otonashi-san! Didn't I tell you not to come here again? Otonashi: It won't happen, even if you act like a stranger. I've decided you'll be the doctor to cure me in this life.

They are only sort of rivals in real life. The previous real-life rivalry had more to do with certain personalities that headed the respective groups not getting along well. Back in DCworld, the Japanese law enforcement seem to have no idea what the Black Organization is doing or if they even exist, but that may change with time.

I'm certainly not a Ran-hater, but occasionally I find her bothersome. Other times I really enjoy reading cases with her. It mostly depends on how well the case is executed. One thing that tends to bother me about her is her ghost weakness. It’s pretty silly and used as a writing crutch too often. It sometimes works out in cases like the "Shinichi’s Childhood Adventure", but most of the time I feel it falls flat. Ran is also the victim of bad writing sometimes. Cases like the Tori-man one where Ran freezes up for a silly reason are cringe-worthy and make me wonder what Gosho was thinking. I have similar feelings about Haibara for different reasons. She’s usually great in normal cases and full of witty dialogue. However, throw her in a Black Org case and she either freaks out about Shinichi doing something dangerous for the seventh time, or she tries to sacrifice herself after all her character progression about getting over her fear of facing down her past and coworkers. It feels like she goes backwards. Luckily, Gosho seems to be toning down her freakout tendencies a little. I look forward to her hopefully playing a more active role in the plot cases in the future. Ultimately, pretty much all the characters seem to have moments where they shine or fail. It all kind of evens out though. (Except for Kogoro, he is usally likeable in every case )

Some self-proclaimed Ran-haters don't like her for her personality traits/Gosho's use of her as a character. My experience is that most vocal Ran-haters fundamentally hate her because she is blocking ShihoxShinichi and thus come up with proxy reasons to justify their Ran hate. Usually the first sort of Ran-hater also finds Kazuha sort-of annoying as well because she is effectively Osakan Ran, just enhanced. The second type typically ignore or like Kazuha, and support KazuhaxHattori because that pairing isn't "in the way" of another that they like. Of course, this is just generalizations from experience here. Saying she is unrelated is ignorant of the plot. Ran is primary motivator for Conan wanting to return to Shinichi. Also recall Ran is the reason that Vermouth has decided to sort-of-help Shinichi in the first place. Not to mention Ran's testimony was vital in helping Conan figure out Akai was FBI. Ran also saved Haibara more than once, including the beach where Haibara collapsed, and of course Vermouth's showdown. She also helped Haibara sort out her feelings and begin to get over the death of her sister. Ran does things for the plot. She isn't Shiho Miyano, creator of APTX, full of secrets, hunted by the Org, but Ran has her place in the character lineup. Everyone has their character likes and dislikes. I don't care for Kaitou Kid, but I don't go off on him in every single thread (this thread is built for the purpose of expressing dislike but "Your favourite scenes in DC" not so much). I would like to avoid a flame war, which means we need to keep the discussion intelligent, civil, and confined to the proper venues.

The Black Organization doesn't necessarily know about Shinichi. That quote properly is "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century." Basically it could just mean the APTX 4869 project that Shinichi was "forced into" against his will when he was drugged by Gin is part of a research scheme that began over fifty years ago.

I think you forgot to link whatever it was you wanted us to look at.

Thanks for the interview info! I'll link it over in the interviews thread.

So far, I think it is possible the drugged/too-drunk-to-resist victim was drowned in an upside-down umbrella that had been filled with rainwater. Even a woman could move the guy to the toilet and prop him up if he was napping close by. Not yet explained is the weird gurgling sound Conan heard in the parking lot on page 13. Sonoko mentions where Kogoro's rental was parked on page 12. That's probably important (besides the fact Makoto was in it). My guess is the parking lot will have been the scene of the crime. Brown hair lady Went to go see how the vic was doing. Vic was not in car according to her, triggering search for him. Thought he might be drinking. She suggested searching the bars. Says vic didn't return to his car. Black Hair lady Went to the car to put him in. He was in car according to her. Apparently last to see vic. Dark haired chick knew it was raining the whole time although indoors. Was paying attention to weather? Says vic's phone is turned off. Found body. I wonder which cop we will get?

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真 is Makoto's given name, and it is used to make a play on words with your aforementioned title of nobility (i.e. "Makoto-koushi" ≈ "young noble" which is translated to prince). Makoto's nickname is "Prince of kicks/offense/however the translators are feeling about martial arts terms today." "He appeared! The Prince of kicks!!" is probably it.

Welcome to DCW. Yes, Aoyama Gosho, the creator of Detective Conan is still alive and writing - it still isn't over yet. His personal webpage is here: http://www.conatsu.com/ The anime is approaching a high point of one of its long running arcs. That series of episodes will probably take place in July.

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What? Shinichi's age citations for 16 use 2 manga, and one manga canon guidebook for the given age of 16. Agasa uses the same manga canon guidebook for 52, with 53 noted because it comes from an OVA. There is nothing wrong with including the anime ages, if that is what you are asking.

Watched the episode and confirmed "juu-nana" because some subs are unreliable. Even worse, it's an AO. I suppose something like 16 (official) 17 (anime) would make the most sense.

Gosho Aoyama confirmed in an interview that Ran has not has her birthday yet and is still 16. Shinichi is 16 in the manga according to multiple sources and 17 in the anime unless they retconn that mistake later. Shiho is 18 by manga translation. Look at it this way, 2 years older is still a great match, certainly better than Gin who she was supposed to have been in a relationship with before she escaped the Black Org.

I didn't know they were broken. Thanks for the heads up. If only DCTP would reenable the intrapost linking, then all my posts there would look normal again.

Probably over the internet is the best option. Try searching here and at DCTP for threads about sales.

My honest opinion is that this theory is very silly. I think the number of a chapter isn't a good clue. You can make up reasons for any number to be suspicious. Why is 111 more important than 222 or 333 or 486? Why does a company buying one of Agasa's inventions make them possible bad guys? That bath house in chapter 722 also bought an invention from Agasa. Agasa sold people some ham and egg making machines that he had to fix in chapter 664. Vermouth doesn't need to use a voice changer to change her voice. She learned how to do it naturally from the first Kaitou Kid: Kuroba Toichi. Why is Bandai making toy cars in real life suspicious? American toymaker Mattel makes toy cars. Are they suspicious? Gin's car is a Porsche 356A, not a Saab. Gosho would never make a real contemporary person to be the boss. Since the boss is a bad guy, Gosho could be sued for libel or something like that if he used a real life person. In order to make a good theory you have to use clues from the manga. Also, clues have to come from Gosho's work. Trying to say that Bandai is suspicious because it has a car on its Wikipedia page makes no sense. That is because Gosho doesn't control Wikipedia. If you want to see an example of a strong theory, take a look at the theory that Okiya Subaru is Shuuichi Akai. Most theories aren't this long, but you can see the sorts of arguments that are used. You can use it as a guide to improve your argument style.

Click here to read the translation of the first few pages by Fujiwara from DCTP I'm glad we are dealing with someone different looking. An identical twin or someone similar would have been a pain in the ass to deal with theory wise. We know the brother is probably not Amuro because Sera presumably called her middle brother in chapter 800 at the same time Amuro was chatting with Vermouth. Since Sera doesn't know where her brother is, I guess we can rule out a not-Akai-in-disguise Okiya being the middle brother, because she met him at Shinichi's place (although her reaction to Okiya was notable). "Sera: During the case the other day he also told me that my deduction was unreliable, … but since you were there to come to the rescue if I was wrong …" It seems we are looking for someone familiar with Conan. All the new semi-relevant male characters introduced in the Bourbon arc that are between 16 and 35 are: (35 chosen because we don't know Akai's age and 35 is probably a good guess for the upper limit) Yamato Kansuke - Nagano officer (35) Enomoto Sugihito - Poirot waitress Azuha's brother (28) Morofushi Taka'aki (Koumei) - Nagano officer (35) Ares Ashley - Minerva's tennis coach (30) Amuro Tohru - Bourbon (29) Onda Ryouhei - Kogoro imposter (21) Haneda Shuukichi - Yumi's semi-ex-boyfriend (28) I would axe Enomoto, Ares, and Onda for not being smart enough to give case advice. Amuro is out for phone call reasons. That leaves the two Nagano officers and Shuukichi. All three know Conan well enough and are smart enough to advise on cases. The two Nagano officers have had their pasts decently expounded upon, but I suppose that does not rule them out. If we have to choose a known character, Shuukichi seems the most likely. He's identifies Conan's intelligence immediately. He is also busy collecting titles to the point where he secluded himself from Yumi, so he may not have told Sera what he has been up to as well. Akai could easily be lying about his age (27) as Okiya, but Shuukichi's 28 is something to think about. Edit: reread Shuukichi's chapter: • Shuukichi was noted by Yumi to be pale white, which Akai is. Double edit: There is a plausible way for the second brother to be a new character. During the yet-to-be seen episode where Shinichi and Sera met somewhere with waves, Shinichi might have met the middle brother as well. If there was a case (likely because DC) and Shinichi did a good job as a kid, then the brother might have remembered Shinichi or kept up with his detective progress. If, when Sera calls the brother, she talks about Shinichi instead of Conan because she knows Conan's true identity, then the brother could say leave it up to Shinichi. It's not a great idea, but it's workable.

They were delinked years ago because lawyers threatened the site for listing them. There is no way to watch Conan videos here, the list is just for reference.